Runtipi is a personal homeserver orchestrator. Prior to 4.8.0, an unauthenticated attacker can reset the operator (admin) password when a password-reset request is active, resulting in full account takeover. The endpoint POST /api/auth/reset-password is exposed without authentication/authorization checks. During the 15-minute reset window, any remote user can set a new operator password and log in as admin. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.8.0.
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Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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Description Runtipi is a personal homeserver orchestrator. Prior to 4.8.0, an unauthenticated attacker can reset the operator (admin) password when a password-reset request is active, resulting in full account takeover. The endpoint POST /api/auth/reset-password is exposed without authentication/authorization checks. During the 15-minute reset window, any remote user can set a new operator password and log in as admin. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.8.0.
Title Runtipi unauthenticated /api/auth/reset-password allows operator account takeover during active reset window
Weaknesses CWE-306
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

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Updated: 2026-03-11T18:37:11.360Z

Reserved: 2026-03-09T21:59:02.686Z

Link: CVE-2026-31881

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-11T19:16:04.787

Modified: 2026-03-11T19:16:04.787

Link: CVE-2026-31881

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